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E. P. HAFP. Holder for Tape, &c.

No. 229,403. Patented June 29, I880.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD P. HAFF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOLDER FOR TAPE, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,403, dated June 29,1880.

Application filed April 12, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, EDWARD P. HAFF, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Holder for Tape, Braid, 850., ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved holder fortape, braid, &c., which is simple in construction and eifective andconvenient in use.

The invention consists in a tape holder formed of a U-shapedspring-clamp with a double-slitted cross-piece and roughened or serratedshanks adapted to clasp the sides of the material, as hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of a tape-rollprovided with my improved holder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of myimproved holder. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The clamp or holder A is made of a strip of some suitable spring metalbent in the shape of the letter U, the shanks of which are inclinedtoward each other, and are then abruptly bent outward at the ends. Thecross-piece B of the holder or clamp A is provided with two longitudinal cuts, 0, and the metalbetween these cuts is bent down or up, soas to form a double slot, through which the tape can pass.

The end of the tape or ribbon D is passed through the two slots in thecross-piece B, and

' the holder is placed onto the tape-roll E in such a manner that theshanks embrace the said roll. The shanks are pressed against the side ofthe roll E by the spring of the material of which the holder is made,and insurea good hold on the tape-roll. The inner sides of the ends ofthe shanks are preferably serrated or roughened.

The tape or ribbon is cut off at the outer edge of the holder A, whichholds the remainin g end to the roll. Before cutting oif any of the tapeor ribbon the holder is held to the roll, and the tape to be cut off isdrawn through the slots of the holder, so that the end of the tape,after having out off the desired part, will still be held by the holderA.

This within-described holder can be used for any kind of ribbon, braid,tape, or like materials.

Having thus described my invention, claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent An improved holder for tape or other narrow fabric,consisting of the U-shaped springclamp with the double-slittedcross-piece B, and provided with roughened or serrated shanks adapted toclasp the sides of the material, all substantially as shown anddescribed.

EDWD. P. HAFF.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. HUNTER, J. H. SCARBOROUGH.

